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Editorial
. 2010 Nov;56(11):1097, 1099.

Benzodiazepines: good or bad medicine?

[Article in English, French]
Roger Ladouceur
Editorial

Benzodiazepines: good or bad medicine?

[Article in English, French]
Roger Ladouceur. Can Fam Physician. 2010 Nov.
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